Michael Duda — Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at Deutsch LA

Mr. Michael Duda, also known as Mike, serves as an one of two Managing Partners at Bullish, where he is responsible for the overall health of the company. Mr. Duda served as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Consigliere Brand Capital, LLC from July 2010 to December 2015. Previously, He served as the Chief Corporate Strategy Officer of Deutsch Inc. since June 13, 2007. Mr. Duda spent 13 years at Deutsch Inc., where he became the youngest Partner in the company's 35-year history overseeing business development, marketing and corporate strategy. Mr. Duda was also responsible for helping shape agency capabilities and offerings, growth initiatives and acquisition plans, developing Deutsch's global footprint and overseeing corporate communications. Since rejoining Deutsch in 2001, his most visible contributions to the Agency have been consistently impacting new business for Deutsch's offices on both coasts by adding key clients, among them Johnson & Johnson and DIRECTV. Originally with Deutsch as part of the Business Development group from 1998 to 2000, he rejoined the agency in June 2001 after time with Rapp Collins. At Rapp Collins, Mr. Duda served as Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development and helped lead the Agency to its first and only, Agency of the Year award. During his career, he held public relations and interactive roles at Hutchins/Young & Rubicam, as well as co-founding their interactive unit and held direct response, account management and business development positions with Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, which gave him unique insights into integration and business development. He has held other industry roles including CEO of WPP-backed Johannes Leonardo. Mr. Duda has been a Director of Junior Achievement of New York, Inc. since 2006. A relentless business leader, he has a well-rounded and diverse career that includes experience in brand management, business/corporate development, interactive and Business to Customer investing. Over the course of his more than 20 years in business, Mr. Duda has worked on a wide-range of brands including Birchbox, Casper, Citibank, DirecTV, Google, TripAdvisor, Under Armour and vineyard vines. He has spoken at numerous industry events, named one of Crain New York's Top 40 Under 40, Business Insider's Top Investors and ADWEEK's Best Advertising Voices on Twitter. Mr. Duda holds BA in Communications and Journalism from St. John Fisher College.